Living in Foxfire, NC: what to set up and who to call
The Town of Foxfire Village water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.6 ppb, was higher than 96% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Power in Foxfire comes from Pee Dee Electric Member, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Foxfire, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Foxfire.
Power comes from Pee Dee Electric Member
Pee Dee Electric Member (Pee Dee Electric Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves 87.3% of Foxfire residents. Its homes paid an average of 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $183 a month (its average across North Carolina).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Foxfire Village water system
The Town of Foxfire Village water system supplies Foxfire: about 86% of residents live in its service area. About 14% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 1,782 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 7.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 12.8 ppb. That’s higher than 96% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NC0363479.
7 home internet providers serve Foxfire
95% of 644 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 11% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 89% | 1,000/35 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 33% | 40/3 |
| Windstream North Carolina | DSL, Fiber | 20% | 200/20 |
| Windstream Communications | Fiber | 7% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 49% | 100/20 |
| RiverStreet Networks | Fixed wireless | 37% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Foxfire’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Foxfire.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Foxfire is in Moore County Schools.
B+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Mar 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Foxfire spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Foxfire residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Foxfire | ZIP’s residents in Foxfire |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27281 | Jackson Springs, NC | 96% | 38% |
| 28315 | Aberdeen, NC | 4% | 0% |
A few homes fall in 27376.
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Foxfire
Who supplies Foxfire’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Foxfire Village water system (EPA ID NC0363479). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.6 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Foxfire?
Pee Dee Electric Member (Pee Dee Electric Member Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Foxfire?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, Windstream North Carolina, Windstream Communications, T-Mobile, RiverStreet Networks (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Foxfire?
27281 (96%), 28315 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Foxfire in?
Moore County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Foxfire?
In North Carolina you can register online until 25 days before Election Day, in person with same-day registration during the early voting period, or by mail (postmarked 25 days before). Elections here are run by the Moore County Board of Elections. Check your registration at vt.ncsbe.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.